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Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although, these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas (Bengali: জেলা). [1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas. [2]
A clickable map of Bangladesh exhibiting its divisions. Bangladesh is divided into eight administrative divisions, [86] [47] [87] each named after their respective divisional headquarters: Barisal (officially Barishal [88]), Chittagong (officially Chattogram [88]), Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet.
Proposed divisions of Bangladesh (2 P) R. Rajshahi Division (9 C, 14 P) Rangpur Division (10 C, 10 P) S. Sylhet Division (12 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Divisions of ...
Districts of Bangladesh by division (9 C) Districts of Bangladesh established before 1971 (19 P) F. Faridpur District (6 C, 12 P) Feni District (6 C, 13 P) G.
There are 8 divisions and 64 districts in Bangladesh, each district further subdivided into upazila (lit. subdistricts). The area within each subdistrict, except for those in metropolitan areas, is divided into several unions, with each union consisting of multiple villages.
Pages in category "Government divisions of Bangladesh" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .